Ash, cinder, and coal separator



E. C. IVIADSEN. ASH, CINDER, AND COAL SEPARATGR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 19, 1918.

Patented Sept. 7, 1920.

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E. C. MADSEN.

ASH, CINDER, AND COAL SEPARATOR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. I9, 1918.

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ELITH C.'MADSEN, OF HAZLETGN, PENNSYLVANIA.

To all iii/tom t may concern: Y

Be it known that l, lliiirri C. hLxDsnN, citizen of thellnitedV States, residing at lrlazleton, in the county of Luzerne and State of lDennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful lniproveinentsin Ash, Cinder, and Coal Separatore, and l do declare theV Jollowing` to be a full, clear, and exact cesc-ription of the invention, such will enable others skilled in the art to which it alripertains to inale and use the same.

lily invention has `lor its object to provide a siinply constructed and inexpensive, yet a highly efficient and durable device for separati ashes, coal, cinders and clinlrers, a glass chute being' provided upon which the Figure 1 is a sine elevation or" the separater;

Fig. is vertical transverse section on the indicated hy the line 2--2- ot l? 3 is a central longitudinal section; and,

` detail transverse section on the plane of th line 1 -s of Fig. 3.

ln the drawings above briefly described, he numeral 1 c tes a horisontallv elon c .i y

is .i Li v f1.- i gated sheet inetai casing ioirned o .nd lower sections 2 3 respecti ide walls o'l the Ylower section 3 he upper edges bent wardlj, wardly and upwa `dy to facing channels receivingon the lower edges oit the -upper section 2, the 'ter being by preference prthe arch shape shown in 2. end of the casing l by preference inclines downwardly and outwardly at 6 and freni the vbottom o'f the cas- 1 .-N1 111,2) tieil and then downi'orin upwardlv ing adjacent this inclined end, an openended branch -7 depends. Tn casing bottorn is provided with an ash outlet sleeve 8 adapted to lit into the upper end etan ordinary ash can 9, and troni said sleeve, hopper 10 Xtends for guiding` the ashes into the can troni a revolving separator or screen ASI-I, CINDER, AND COAL SEBARATQR.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patientd S9915. 7, 1920.

Application filed August 19, 1918. Serial No. 250,532.

11 mounted in the casino 1 upon a shaft 12 having an operating crank 13. y An inlet chute lt at one end .of the casing and carried hy the upper section 2 thereo'l', discharges into one end or the screen 11, said chute being preferably provided with a dust coniining` cover 15. Frein the oppov site end et the screen 11, a chute 16 inclines downwardly to the branch 7, said chute oischargingonto a transverse chute 17 foi-ined .o12 glass. rfhe chute 17 is disposed a coi-isiderable distance below the adjacent chut-e 15 and the latter drops the cinders and coal onto the i'ornier. Due to the nature of the glass chiite, the coal will rebound there- :.roni onto another chute 18 which projects through one side ot the branch 7, while the cinders, clinlrers ano the like will slide from sa... ,glass chute into the branch and be deposited from the latter into a suitable` receptacle which may be placed thereunder.

From the foregoing, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that although the device is of comparatively siinple and inexpensive nature, it will be highly ellicient and desirable. Particular emphasis is laid upon the provision of the glass chute 17 and its relation with the other parts, since by the provision of such a. chute, the coal is effectively separated from the cinders and clinlrers, andit is practicallyliinpossible to obtain this result in any other way when using a dry separator. Since proba ly the best results are obtained troni the jdetails and arrangement shown and described, they are prelerably followed, but within the scope oit the invention as claimed, considerable latitude is allowed for making such changes as occasion may dic tate. 1

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ders and directing there to the other outletsY respectively.

k2. ln a device the class described, a casing having a inain horizontal portion adapted to rest on an ash can, and a vertical portion depending from one end of said horizontal portion for disposition at the exterior of the can, the lower end oi' said vertical portion being open andV forming a cinder outlet, the bottom of said horizontal leading from the other end of saidl screen substantially halt way across the vertical a glass chute 1nl said portion of the Casing, vert-ical portion extending transversely ol said iirst named chute and spaced below its delivery end to receive unburned coal and cinders therefrom, the lower end of said glass chute terminating a distance from one side of said vertical portion of the casing to allow the cinders to drop, and a third chute Carried by said side of said vertical portion and projecting both inwardly and outwardly therefrom to receive coal rebounding from said glass chute. Y n

n testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.- x

ELITH C. MADSEN. 

